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JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING STRUCTURE:

This faculty position is a combined unique opportunity to participate in on-line teaching with students, in addition to helping facilitate clinical site visits at a variety of clinical affiliations in the state of Louisiana. The job of faculty members at Herzing University has three dimensions irrespective of whether they are working full-time or part-time. These are: Teaching, Service and Scholarship. Faculty members report to an Academic Department Chair or directly to the Academic Dean at a Campus.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES:

The Herzing University Faculty Handbook provides specifics regarding faculty members’ duties and responsibilities. However, they can be summarized briefly as below.

1. Teaching

Student Awareness:

·Interact in a fair and impartial way with students.

·Promote and assess student academic achievement.

·Counsel students within the norms of society and the regulations of the college.

·Motivate students.

Instructional:

·Effectively plan and organize lectures and labs in accordance with the college course outlines.

·Present course material in a manner that will interest and motivate students.

·Effectively utilize class time.

·Prepare and effectively utilize homework.

·Maintain class discipline.

·Encourage student dialogue and analytical thought.

·State course objectives at the first class meeting in a course.

·Explain the course grading system at the first class meeting in a course.

·Promptly return graded student work.

·Effectively use instructional techniques.

·Assist students in assigned lectures and labs.

·Satisfy course objectives.

2. Service

Administrative:

·Enforce the college rules as published in the Student Handbook.

·Report class attendance in accordance with the college policy and procedure.

·Submit grades and records accurately and promptly in accordance with the college grading policy and procedure.

·Report any college related problems to the Academic Dean or College President.

oRegular interaction with industry professionals through advisory boards, site visits or other structured contact,

oParticipation in professional associations and societies,

oActive reading and study in the teaching discipline,

oParticipation in professional conferences, preferable as a presenter, and/or,

oCompletion of professional seminars or continuing education courses in the teaching discipline.

Scholarship of Teaching

·Study the art and science of teaching through reading and/or course work.

·Complete professional development activities in accordance with the University’s professional development policy and the individual faculty member’s professional development plan as outlined by the Academic Dean.

·Experiment with various teaching methods and share the results with colleagues.

OTHER DUTIES:This position will focus on online teaching for students in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program.The clinical site visits with the students are within the state of Louisiana and at multiple clinical affiliations.

ADA Disclaimer:In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position.However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation.All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.